The Legal 500 UK: 22 Kirkland Practice Areas and 97 Lawyers Recognized
The 2027 edition of The Legal 500 UK recommended Kirkland in 22 practice areas and featured 10 Kirkland lawyers in the “Hall of Fame,” 34 as “Leading Partners” and seven as “Next Generation Partners.”
Clients praised the Firm’s “outstanding communication,” “commercial acumen” and “ability to provide thoughtful advice and practical solutions.”
Tier 1 rankings include:
- Acquisition Finance
- Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
- Fund Finance
- High Yield
- Infrastructure: M&A
- Intellectual Property: Patents (Contentious and Non-Contentious)
- Private Equity: Transactions – High-Value Deals (£500M+)
- Private Funds
- Real Estate Funds
The Firm is also recognized in:
- Commercial Contracts
- Commercial Litigation: Premium
- Corporate Tax
- Derivatives and Structured Products
- EU and Competition
- Financial Services: Contentious
- Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory
- International Arbitration
- IT and Telecoms
- Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Property Finance
- Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (advice to corporates)
- Securitisation